If you try that crazy scheme ... you may be canoeing within a week. Pointers: forget wax paper; use strips of poly; like thin trash bag; overlapped a few inches; accross the bottom; and DARK so dry spots show. Stick the poly strips with something sticky, like sugar+water, mostly sugar. Yes, I've done this and it works. Lay up the entire thickness, layer by layer, in one long day, on the canoe. Don't set up a factory and try to sell a bunch, but one should be ok. Use polyester resin and lay it up by squeegee + bubble roller, the autobody kind of squeegee, and no brushes.

: I want to make a fiberglass canoe, but don't have $ for a plug/mold. I was
: wondering if I could tape some layers of wax paper to the bottom of a
: canoe and lay up 2 layers of 6oz. cloth to copy its shape. Then, remove
: and reinforce the inside with more glass etc.??

: Anyone have a way to build a canoe for under 200$ w/ minimal effort?

: Thanks for any advise.